South Island
Canterbury
Ashburton District

Methven

Methven is a small town with a population of 1,900 people, and the home of Mt. Hutt ski area in , . Approximately 93 km from Christchurch International Airport, the area is renowned as being a year-round base for action sports enthusiasts, being home to a wide range of activities.
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  • Type: Town with 1,920 residents
  • Description: town in New Zealand
  • Also known as: “Methven, New Zealand”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ōpuke Thermal Pools and Mount Hutt College.

Photo: Schwede66, CC BY-SA 4.0.

School
Photo: Marshelec, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a school.

School
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Methven

Latitude
-43.6324° or 43° 37′ 57″ south
Longitude
171.6473° or 171° 38′ 50″ east
Population
1,920
Elevation
319 metres (1,047 feet)
Open location code
4V8H9J9W+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
node 2262056863
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2186895
Wiki­data ID
Q1925567
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Urdu—“Methven” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “ميتهفن”
  • Asturian: “Methven”
  • Catalan: “Methven”
  • Cebuano: “Methven”
  • Chinese: “梅思文 (紐西蘭)”
  • Dutch: “Methven, New Zealand”
  • French: “Methven”
  • German: “Methven”
  • Japanese: “メスベン”
  • Malay: “Methven, New Zealand”
  • Maori: “Piwakawaka”
  • Polish: “Methven”
  • Russian: “Метвен”
  • Turkish: “Methven”
  • Urdu: “میتھون، نیوزی لینڈ”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Methven”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.